Division I · Patriot League
Bucknell University Softball
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$1.5M
Team budget
71st percentile in Division I
$67,144
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell University fields a softball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,477,189, above the median of $1.1M — $67,144 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,358,235 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,982 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#90Team budgetof 305 · Division I#85Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#75APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,477,189 for the year
- Operating expenses$173,881 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$67,144 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 988 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,358,235 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,982 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$166,362 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Angie Stackhouse head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brad Posner | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Joelle Snyder | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,846undergraduates · 3,892 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →32%admitted · of 11,010 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,477,189 $67,145 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,358,235
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $166,362
Cost
Full picture →$38,486net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →5.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bucknell University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Softball program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions32% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,486 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,846Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.88 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 11 | 29 | $198k | — | 79% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference | 21 | 22 | $175k | — | — | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 15 | $145k | — | 68% | |
| Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 63 | $1.2M | — | 95% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 63 | $1.2M | — | 95% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 63 | $1.2M | — | 95% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 47 | 21 | $171k | — | 75% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 52 | 22 | $84k | — | 96% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 21 | $2.3M | 984 | 54% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 16 | $96k | — | 43% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 55 | 24 | $111k | — | 85% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 55 | 20 | $133k | — | 78% |
Other softball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 5 | 20 | $1.9M | $96,496 | 992 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 3 | 22 | $1.5M | $67,144 | 994 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 7 | 18 | $1.5M | $80,732 | 992 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 7 | 18 | $1.4M | $77,925 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $65,195 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 7 | 18 | $800k | $44,453 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 968 | vs |
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